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PWHL Roundup: Charge rout Fleet, Frost edge Sirens in pre-season play

PWHL Roundup: Charge rout Fleet, Frost edge Sirens in pre-season play

MONTREAL — The Ottawa Charge got contributions from six different goal scorers in a 6-1 pre-season win over the Boston Fleet on Thursday in the Professional Women's Hockey League.
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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises to highest level since July

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises to highest level since July

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged closer to 7% this week, climbing to its highest level since July. The rate rose to 6.84% from 6.78% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.
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Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probe

Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probe

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says his committee colleagues are wasting time by launching a third inquiry into the former employment minister instead of focusing on important legislation for Indigenous Peoples.
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Brazilian police indict former President Bolsonaro and aides over alleged 2022 coup attempt

Brazilian police indict former President Bolsonaro and aides over alleged 2022 coup attempt

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections.
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Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say

Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000, local health officials said Thursday.
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CRTC opens consultation on whether Big 3 telecoms can sell wholesale fibre internet

CRTC opens consultation on whether Big 3 telecoms can sell wholesale fibre internet

OTTAWA — Canada's telecommunications regulator has launched a consultation to determine whether the country's Big 3 providers should be able access wholesale fibre internet services.
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Economists say temporary tax cut, relief cheques play into rosier growth picture

Economists say temporary tax cut, relief cheques play into rosier growth picture

TORONTO — The federal government's "meaty" move to pause federal sales tax on a long list of items and send cheques to millions of Canadians this spring could factor into an improving outlook for growth in 2025, economists say.
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Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.

Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.

VICTORIA — A new case of chronic wasting disease, an incurable illness that has the potential to decimate deer populations, has been identified in British Columbia. The B.C.
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Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others in Israel-Hamas fighting

Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others in Israel-Hamas fighting

THE HAGUE (AP) — The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas’ military chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with the 13
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S&P/TSX composite index gains more than 350 points, U.S. stock markets also rise

S&P/TSX composite index gains more than 350 points, U.S. stock markets also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 350 points Thursday in a broad rally led by energy and technology stocks, while U.S. markets also rose, led by a one-per-cent gain on the Dow. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 354.
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